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482-4418 Wednesday, November 8, 2006 50c Coming next week V ■■ ■ How-to Buying Guide: Getting the Service You Deserve ■ Aces reach Sweet 16 in state soccer playoffs b ^ Sports, B1 jetting back to nature Brownrigg-Dillard's Millpond designated for public use Inside, A6 Turning wreath making into fun with Nancy Jess Community, C1 Two schools miss the mark Holmes makes the grade,. Walker, CMS fall short BY EARLINE WHITE Staff Writer More rigorous math curricu lums coupled with a new pro ficiency target have resulted in a split in the end-of-grade/end of-course math test results in Edenton-Chowan Schools. Holmes students performed above the state’s proficiency level, but students in grades 3 8 did not. The results will be released to the public tomorrow on the DPI Web site and include scores statewide. 1 The numbers used in this story are based on data pro vided by the county school sys tem. The scores reflect new target goals set by the state depart ment of public instruction last month. DPI raised the bar for school systems, requiring that stu dents meet 60 percent profi ciency at level 3 or 4. Schools are now aiming for 65.8 percent of students score at profi ciency levels. Only 54 percent of Chowan students in the lower grades 3 8 scored at level 3 or four. Holmes students tradition ally score well in math and this year is no exception, Superin tendent Allan Smith said. 1 Students in Algebra I scored 85.8 percent proficient (the state’s average is 80.3 percent), Algebra H students scored 94.1 See SCHOOLS, Page A2 > ■:* , • • : ■ fsggs INDEX A Local Land Transfers......... A5 Opinion..!.A8 ■ '• :fvV ••**. f B Sports Aces soccer.B1 Nascar...B2 C Community News Upcoming Events.C2 Society.C4 Obituaries.. C8 Church..................... C9 D Classifieds Sell/Rent.. D1 * Service Directory.D2 Employment.D4 ■ ' ■ ' ‘ v - I*:/, . r . i 1 8131 ©2006 The Chowan Herald All Rights Reserved Guardsmen return WMAK-?!! Sgt. Haywood Bond of Edenton relaxes with his granddaughter, Alexis Bond, during a fam ily fun day held Sunday for the 725th Quartermaster Company of the Army National Guard. Earline WhitelThe Chowan Herald A special family fun day for the soldiers of the 725th Quar termaster Company of the Army National Guard return ing home from Iraq was held Sunday at American Legion INSIDE Local state Highway Patrol trooper, Iraq war vet, to speak at Veteran's Day cer emony. Page A2. Post 40. Nearly 150 soldiers and their families turned out for the event, which featured pony rides, a puppet show and a moon walk for the kids. After 26 years in the armed forces, Sgt. Haywood Bond of Edenton re turned home to his wife, Beatrice, and his children, Jerell, Kamal and Riunite after his first deployment ever. Despite the silence that followed questions about his time overseas, Bond said he had no regrets about his career choice. In fact, Bond feels that the experi ence was good for him and for inspir ing other young soldiers as well. After all it was a former spldier, Percy L. Nixon — a teammate and co worker — that inspired Bond to fol low his chosen path in the armed forces. 3ond took a month off to spend with his family after his return home, but is now quickly picking up the pace at his job with UPS. — By Earline White The Chowan Herald Bunch, Dale win school hoard seats Incumbents fall in surprise losses BY SEAN JACKSON . Staff Writer : A pair of political newcomers won election Tuesday to the Edenton-Chowan Board of Education, ousting two incumbents from their seats. Jean Bunch and Win Dale both won by wide margins. Bunch defeated incumbent Randy White for the board’s District 1 seat. Dale defeated incumbent Tom Abbott for the board’s At-Large seat. The following is a breakdown of votes re ceived by the four candi dates: ■ Jean Bunch — 605 votes, or 80 percent of all ballots cast; Bunch ■ Randy White —148 votes, or 20 percent; ■ Win Dale —1,600 votes, or 65 percent; ■ Tom Abbott — 832 votes, or 34 percent. There were 12 write-in votes in the Abbott/ Dale race. All votes from Tues day are unofficial. Nearly 2,700 Chowan voters cast ballots. Incumbent Ricky Browder ran unopposed for reelection to his Dis trict 2 school board seat. School board terms last four years. Bunch and Dale will be sworn in to their posts in December. Election observers said turnout was high despite bad weather that plagued Edenton and Chowan throughout the day. Dale Turnover exceeds state, finding replacements becoming harder Local resignations outnumber area schools BY EARLINf WHITE Staff Writer For a second year Edenton Chowan Schools exceeds the state norm for teachers leav ing the system. “Teacher turnover will continue to be a problem for the next two to three years,” Michelle Maddox, director of human resources for the school system said at the Monday night board of edu cation meeting. “In fact, the numbers will remain high as many of our teachers continue to retii^, es pecially those at Holmes and Walker,” Maddox added. Of the 200 teachers em ployed in the system in the 2005-2006 school year, 38 left the local system. Eleven of those were retirees. The state average for teacher turnover in 2005-2006 is 12.2 percent. Perquimans County is also feeling the effects of a veteran workforce. “One third of our staff at Perquimans have 20 of more years in education,” Brenda Lassiter with the Perquimans County Schools said. On the other side, Gates County schools only had three retirees and the lowest turn over of the three area schools. “Historically our turnover rate has been extremely low,” Gail Wade with the Gates County public school system said. Maddox implied that the Edenton-Chowan turnover rate is not a major concern, but finding certified teachers to replace them is becoming increasingly more difficult. “Because of the new licens ing requirements, few teach ers are coming out of an ac credited program with spe cial education degrees. And it is becoming harder to find teachers for middle grade education, in all core areas,” Maddox said. Each year, N.C. schools need approximately 10,000 new teachers. But despite the large number of students in the 100-plus colleges/universi ties across the state, fewer than 3,500 people graduate with an education degree each year. See TEACHERS, Page A2 > “The (turnover) numbers will remain high as many of our teach . ers continue to retire. ” — Michelle Maddox, Edenton-Chowan Schools director of human resources By the numbers Teacher turnover rate ■ Edenton-Chowan Two years ago: 17 percent Last yean 19 percent ■ Perquimans Two years ago: 13 percent Last year: 15.17 percent ■ Gates Two years ago: 8.81 percent Last year: 8 percent ■ N.C. schools Two years ago: 12.95 percent Last year. 12.2 percent %:/:m MS? ill Rocky Hock Opfy Friday, Dm. 1,7:30 pm' EA swain Auditorium Saturday, Die. 2,7:30 pm Edenton, NC ' > Tickets $ i 0.00 Available At Byruin True Value Hardware - Downtown Edenton 252-482-2131 Woodward's Pharmacy • Downtown Hertford 252-424-5527 Acoustic Coffee - Downtown Edenton 252-482-7445 Hail orders call 252-221-4875 or 252-340-3438 Nixon Family Resaurant • Rocky Hock 252-221-2244 Sponsored by Rocky Hock Human • Relay for Lift Team
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